Food, family and memories are as intertwined in the South as if woven on the same thread. At any function we attend, from a party to a wedding to a funeral, we are as likely to talk as much about the food that was there, as we are about why we are gathered. ~Mary Foreman

I'm your cook, not your doctor. ~PAULA DEEN

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Friday, September 17, 2010

The giveaway is closed. The winner of the Pappy's Pepper Spread and T-Shirt is Nan, whose email addy starts with nono at gmail. I've sent an email to you Nan. Respond to that email within 48 hours and let me know your mailing info. Thanks everybody for participating!

I recently had the opportunity to try a new-to-me product that originated right here in my home state in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It's called Pappy's Jalapeño Pepper Spread and it's a great versatile spread to use as a mayonnaise substitute in just about anything, or as a dip straight out of the jar for corn chips, potato chips, tortilla chips, and even for raw vegetables. If you love the addition of jalapenos to your recipes like I do, you are gonna absolutely love this product!

The story behind Pappy's Jalapeño Pepper Spread is classic. A hot mayo recipe that was born out of a grandpa's kitchen and a well loved family favorite, it was soon passed down to the grandchildren, who then shared it with friends who also loved it and encouraged that it be produced for the masses. Soon the company behind Pappy's Jalapeño Pepper Spread, Mile Post 16 LLC, was born. You'll even love the story of how the company name came to be.

Pappy's Jalapeño Pepper Spread is made with jalapenos, green onion, garlic and lemon. If you need a little inspiration they have a few recipes at their site, but really just think of it any place you'd normally use mayo. I've used it as a spread to bump up the boredom of a plain turkey sandwich and added it in place of mayonnaise to a juicy grilled burger. I've tried some in my fabulous shrimp salad when I made a shrimp salad stuffed tomato recently, simply substituting some of the mayonnaise with a very generous dollop of Pappy's for an extra yummy pop!

This spread is also a great addition to any ole egg salad, including plain egg, tuna, and ham salad, and it's great even in pasta salads. Just add a spoonful to your usual dressing to give it a delicious zest, like I did with the ham and macaroni salad here recently. Add some into your favorite dip, try stirring a bit of it into rice, or even smudging some on a piece of cornbread.

Making a batch of nachos, tacos, tortilla soup, or chili where you normally like a little dollop of sour cream? Try a dollop of Pappy's Pepper Spread instead like I did with this batch of chili cheese fries. Talk about good!

Look for Pappy's to be showing up at your local grocery store in the near future, but in the meantime you can pop right on over to their website where you can order by the jar and by the case. And, get this y'all - if you want to excite your taste buds even further, check out the other spreads they carry. Coming soon is a green bell pepper spread, as well as some products coming up that will be made using extra virgin olive oil.

Wanna give 'em a try now? Grab this special code for Deep South Dish readers and you'll receive 15% off your purchase. Just enter DSD2010 at check-out. You can order up to 3 jars for a flat shipping rate of only $4.95, so serve some Pappy's up at your next party or game day gathering and everybody's gonna love it! Check 'em out y'all!

The folks at Pappy's Pepper Spread are offering one of my readers the chance to try Pappy's for themselves! And, just to make it fun, they are gonna throw in a Pappy's t-shirt too!

"Like" Pappy's Pepper Spread on Facebook and come back here and leave a comment that you did and you have an entry! That's it. (P.S. they have their own monthly giveaways to followers too!)

Don't have a Facebook account? Then pop over to the Pappy's Pepper Spread website and come back to leave a comment, letting me know which product is your favorite, and what you think you'd do with it.

Share this giveaway on your own Facebook page, Tweet about it on your Twitter account, share it on your blog, Stumble it, whatever - just leave a separate comment here to let me know what you did, and that'll earn ya a bonus entry!

➮Giveaway closes on September 24, 2010 at 12:00 noon CST. ➮Open to residents of the United States only please.➮You must leave an email address in your comment, or be linked to a public profile containing your email address, or provide some way for me to contact you, should you win. ➮The winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hours from the time of that sent email to reply and claim their win before an alternate winner will be selected.

Disclosure: Pappy's Jalapeno Spread provided me with the products described, both for me to try and to giveaway.

I "like" Pappy's Jalapeno Pepper spread on Facebook.I like jalapenos just about any way you can fix them....In fact, I had some last night stuffed with mozerella cheese, wrapped with bacon and baked....yum,yum

I "like" Pappy's Jalapeno Pepper spread on Facebook.I like jalapenos just about any way you can fix them....In fact, I had some last night stuffed with mozerella cheese, wrapped with bacon and baked....yum,yum

I don't have facebook Mary...but I did Pop over to Pappy's and take a Peek.. This looks like a hit, and with the exception of the Habanero one...I wouldn't turn any of them down. The green pepper intrigues me..would be good on a Po Boy maybe..even the Jalepeno one...just spread on plain ol crackers.. Never heard of Pappy's before...will look for it at the store....thank you

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